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Original Articles

Quantitative Assessment of Elemental Carbon In The Lungs of Never Smokers, Cigarette Smokers, and Coal Miners

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Pages 706-715 | Received 06 Apr 2010, Accepted 14 Nov 2010, Published online: 08 Apr 2011

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